| Thinking too much
It is possible to think too much. |
| Love yourself now
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| Who we are creates self identity
It's important that our self identity comes from who we are, not what we do. |
| How Much Control Do we Really Have?
We tend to believe that if we are in control, we have power and this makes us feel secure. |
| Wishing things were different
One of the most damaging thoughts we can have is wishing that things were different to what they are. |
| We suffer from not forgiving
One of the most difficult things to do can be to forgive. |
| Being constrained by the past
Don't be constrained by what has happened in the past. |
| Thoughts that make us feel bad.
If we are thinking about something that makes us feel bad, we should stop thinking about it. |
| Where is the meaning in what we're doing?
We all go through times in our life where we struggle to find the meaning in what we're doing. |
| Value all time equally
How much do you value every hour you are awake? |
| Remove self doubt to achieve
Our minds are very powerful and if we put our minds to something with 100% commitment, it will be unlikely we will not achieve it. |
| How much happiness do we deserve?
The level of happiness we feel is directly related to the amount of happiness we believe we can, or should, feel. |
| Thinking can interfere with decision making
When we are faced with choices, too much thinking about potential consequences could keep us stuck. |
| We can be happy no matter what
We tend to think that if we're in a situation we don't want to be in, and can't get out of, that we must be miserable. |
| Tragedy can bring awakening
Tragedy can bring people to the realisation that there is something more to life than what we thought we knew. |
| Mind doesn't know reality from imagination
Our minds do not know the difference between what's real and what we tell it. |
| Difficult choices
There are times in our life when we have difficult choices to make. |
| No regrets
If you think about all of the things you don't have or haven't done, how can you expect to feel contented? |
| Keeping options open
It's wise to try and keep our options open. |
| What we know is less than what we don't know
Compared to what we don't know, what we know is small. |
| Concentration is key
Think about your ability to concentrate. |
| First day of Spring
Today is the first day of Spring. |
| Don't pay attention to negativity
It's important for us to be mindful of any negativity surrounding us in life. |
| Our attitude mirrors our experience
When you change your attitude and focus, you will change the experiences you have. |
| Dealing with regret
We may have done things in the past that we regret. |
| Think about yourself in a balanced way
It's important that we think about ourselves in a balanced way. |
| Be flexible
Being inflexible with our ideas and behaviours can keep us stuck |
| Make Christmas what you want
Take some time to figure out what Christmas means to you. |
| Change is inevitable
Realise that change is inevitable. |
| Deal with reality, not what might be.
Our minds can create all sorts of dramas that we believe we might have to deal with. |
| Appreciate the beauty around you
Appreciate the beauty around you. |
| Be honest with yourself
Make sure that you are always honest with yourself. |
| Be present every moment
It's hard to believe another year has gone by! |
| You are the most important person
If necessary, refocus your thinking so that you behave in accordance with the fact that you are the most important person in your life. |
| Feel good about yourself
Feeling good about yourself will feed your soul. |
| Beliefs about happiness
We live in a world that does not believe it's possible to feel happy all of the time, therefore very few achieve it. |
| It isn't selfish to be happy
When people are truly happy, others will see and feel it too. |
| Your life is no one else's fault
It's important that you're able to take responsibility for the situation in which you find yourself. |
| Reduce Christmas Day pressure
We can apply extra pressure to ourselves by thinking we must have everything done by Christmas day. |
| Feeling sorry for ourselves
Feeling sorry for ourselves is not an effective way to gain sympathy from others. |
| Beliefs
Because we are human beings, we will look for information, situations or events that reinforce or confirm the beliefs we already have. |
| Do we know what's best?
For most of us, we like to think we are in control of a situation. |
| Spirit Versus Ego
We are each made up with two distinct features - |
| Depend on yourself
Make sure that the person you are most dependent on is yourself. |
| Take responsibility for outcomes
It's important that we are honest enough with ourselves to take responsibility for all outcomes we had a part in creating, whether they were good or bad. |
| Look for the good in everything
There is good to be found in everything, and if we want to have a positive and happy life, it's important to look for this good. |
| Your views of others mirror your views of yourself
The way we view the world is representative of the way we view ourselves. |
| A stressful situation or not?
Stress is not something that happens to us, it is created by our reaction to something real or imagined. |
| Stress is outdated
There's a saying that if we eliminate all stress in our life we'd be dead. |
| Remember the positive experiences
Our memories tend to focus on the more significant aspects of our life as these tend to hold more meaning. |
| We create what we fear
An irony in life is that if we spend too much time focusing on trying to avoid what we most fear, we can end up creating it! |
| We all have issues we're dealing with.
The reality is that everyone has their own issues to work through - we are not alone with this challenge! |
| A lesson needing to be learned.
If you find yourself continuously having the same problems, or making the same mistakes, there must be something that you have to learn. |
| Time going too slowly
The reason time goes slow when you're looking forward to something is because your focus is on the future and having to wait every minute/hour/day until it happens can feel like a chore. |
| Black Friday (the 13th)
If you woke up this morning and thought 'oh no, it's Black Friday - today is going to be a bad day', that's exactly what will happen. |
| Are you your best friend?
Are you your own best friend or worst enemy? |
| Regrets
Having regrets will keep us stuck in the past, unable to enjoy the present and potentially contaminate our future. |
| Internal power
We all carry around a lifetime of experience and knowledge. |
| Allow yourself to have weaknesses
We can't be exceptional at everything. |
| Focus when making major life decisions
When making major life decisions, it's easy to become constantly sidetracked by peripheral issues. |
| Gratitude
Many people have endured hardship and suffered as a result of war and hard times. |
| Aiming for the end of the year.
We can spend a lot of time aiming for the end of the year without thinking about the reasons why. |
| Is time speeding up or are we?
If you think that last year flew by, and that the years are flying by at a faster and faster rate, have you ever stopped to consider that you might be speeding up, rather than the time? |
| How we feel Vs what others think.
How we feel inside is far more important than what others think of us, and there can be times when the way we feel is at odds with others perceptions of us. |
| Our reality is impacted by how we are.
If we are not happy in ourselves we are less likely to view things around us in a positive light. |
| How pleasant am I to live with?
It's worth considering from time to time how pleasant we are to live with. |
| Blowing something out of proportion
How many times do we blow a situation out of proportion by the way we think about it? |
| Letting another person's negativity impact you
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| My reactions influence my feelings
We feel the way we do because of our reaction to what happens to us.
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| Happy in good weather
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| Happiness isn't dependent on circumstances
If we're not totally happy with our life it can be tempting to try and fix it by changing our circumstances. |
| Beliefs about happiness
The level of happiness we feel is directly related to the amount of happiness we believe we can, or should, feel. |
| Do we know what is best?
For most of us, we like to think we are in control of a situation, mainly because we believe we know what the best outcome is - for ourselves and sometimes even for others! |
| We are all equally worthy
It's important to know that you are as good or as worthy as anyone else. |
| Happy or Unhappy Perspective
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| Control of the Mind
If you have a mind that constantly talks you out of doing something that you know is right for you, you have two choices. |
| Confirming what we already think.
It is normal to look for information, situations or events that reinforce or confirm the beliefs we already have. |
| Do we really know what's best?
For most of us, we like to think we are in control of a situation, mainly because we believe we know what the best outcome is - for ourselves and sometimes even for others! |
| Trust your Intuition
We have all had instances where we've looked back and realised that we knew something was going to happen before it did, or we knew what we should have done, but didn't. |
| Money
Money is not the 'root of all evil', but a total focus on money can take our focus off what's most important - our true happiness. |
| Too many 'dramas'
Even though we say we don't like it when we have dramas to deal with in our life, if we tend to have a lot of them, it could be that we 'like' them on another level as they keep our life interesting. |
| Your relationship with you
The reality is that we come into this world alone and we will leave it alone. |
| Ideals from TV shows.
We learn a lot about the way people behave and social norms from television programmes, yet these very rarely depict real life - especially shows with actors or reality television shows. |
| Too focused on problem solving
If we're faced with a major problem, we may want to spend a lot of time thinking about how we're going to resolve the problem, how we're going to deal with others to resolve the problem, what their expected reactions might be etc. |
| Remove focus from a problem
If we're faced with a major problem, we may want to spend a lot of time thinking about how we're going to resolve the problem, how we're going to deal with others to resolve the problem, what their expected reactions might be etc. |
